The Parallel of Gustav with Current American Society

It is September 1, 2008. Again a hurricane is exercising its destructive force on New Orleans. Five days ago another storm was in the gulf preparing to become a hurricane that would threaten Gulf Coast regions. Today, the news in focused on New Orleans.

In 2005 when the last hurricane ripped through New Orleans news media organizations played on the heartstrings of viewers by showing the personal price. We heard stories of people’s homes, families, careers, and even pets. In my opinion, the implication of these stories was that New Orleans should be rebuilt because of its history and people.

With this goal in mind tax payers, including me, foot the bill. Many federal monies were used in order to try and rebuild New Orleans and other hurricane hit areas. During this rebuilding, many debated whether to rebuild or not. Of concern was the probability of another hurricane attack.

Now, I am not going to discount people’s lives. I know by personal experience the true loss of a home, career, family, and a life. Therefore, my heart does go out to the people of any area devastated by a hurricane.

However, how much more? How many times will the taxpayers of America be called upon to rebuild areas that stand directly in the face of nature’s deadly force? If there is one thing “man” cannot control, it has to be hurricanes.

Furthermore, New Orleans is in a bad place. It is below sea level. Its topography is shaped like a bowl. In addition, the local government’s actions have depleted the marshlands that were between New Orleans and the ocean. When this marshlands were in place they could reduce the force of a hurricane before it made it to the main city of New Orleans.

However, there are people who want to give a false impression. One of my greatest concerns is the playing politics with natural disasters. In 2005, the government of Louisiana failed. The Sheriff and Police Chief of New Orleans failed. The mayor of New Orleans failed.

Because the fathers of the American Constitution put limits on the use of the American military, the president’s performance can only be judged after the governor of Louisiana made a formal request for assistance from the federal government. These fathers did not want for the military to be used against the American people.

Now, Mr. McCain in his travels is stating that never again will there be a natural disaster handled in the US like the way hurricane Katrina was handled by all people involved. I hope Mr. McCain means that never again will local, county, and state governments will fail to act. However, I am concerned he is politicking.

Mr. Obama is also a critique of handling of Katrina by Bush and member of his administration. He likes to talk about the failed policies of the past. Military troops running free and attacking citizens is a failed policy of the past. This is what the founding fathers wanted to avoid.

There are also many more “failed policies” of the past. Abortion has never made a positive contribution to society. Having a pornography society, under the guise of free speech contributes to teen-age pregnancy. Taking away the parents authority to parent makes undisciplined children. Some of these children become menace to society. Rebuilding a city that is constantly in the way hurricane threats has to be a failed policy of the past.

Now, I know would judge me harshly, thinking I speak lightly of their dilemma. Well the facts are in. All of us can see by two hurricanes in three years that hurricane damage in New Orleans will be a constant challenge. Furthermore, we can all how society has gotten worse during the last forty years of “social engineering” experiments by the liberals and democrats.

In closing, the state of the nation parallels the hurricane challenge in New Orleans. We all know that staying the course is wrong, but something stops us from effecting change. Mr. Bush has been an excellent administrator and leader. During some difficult challenges, He has kept this country safe and producing economically. It has been congresses rabid spending that has ballooned the national debt. Therefore, here we are watching all the political wrangling wondering who will respect the worker and taxpayer in America, not interfere with economic growth, not add to the social decay of the country, and let Americas enemies know that there will be a high price to pay for causing harm to any American.